Disappointed in sports column on Redskins name

Stunned. I am truly stunned by the responses to the Question of the Week (in Seacoast Sunday) regarding the changing of the name of the Washington Redskins provided by your sports staff.

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Posted Jun. 27, 2014 at 2:00 AM

Posted Jun. 27, 2014 at 2:00 AM

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To the Editor:

Stunned. I am truly stunned by the responses to the Question of the Week (in Seacoast Sunday) regarding the changing of the name of the Washington Redskins provided by your sports staff. I have heard arguments for and against the name change. I am for changing the name to be honest. However, I am just speechless after reading this column. Most who do not support the name change have said that it was due to tradition or that they don't see the harm in the name. However, your writers go on to elaborate.

One even said that the Redskins name can be affectionately used much like some African-Americans that use the N-word. Really? Perhaps, these writers may be wishing that they used other examples or stuck to the 140- character format. Less is more.

As a subscriber, I urge others who may have missed this column to please read it. And I question this newspaper for thinking that this was a good idea. I encouraged my children to read the column so that they could see how you can't take something back when it is put in print.